Our guest on the podcast today is Beth Pinsker. She’s a certified financial planner and the author of a new book called My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving. Beth is also a veteran financial journalist. She’s currently a financial planning columnist at MarketWatch and has also worked at Reuters, Fidelity, and Walletpop.com. Prior to covering personal finance, she was a film critic and entertainment business reporter, writing for Entertainment Weekly, The Dallas Morning News, and many other publications. Beth received her bachelor’s degree in English from Harvard.

Background

Bio

My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving

Financial Caregiving and Long-Term-Care Insurance

“I Thought My Mom Had Done all the Right Estate Planning Before She Died, but I Missed Some Important Things,” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, July 29, 2023.

“How Much Long-Term-Care Insurance Do I Need?” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, June 25, 2024.

“5 Things I Learned From Managing My Mother’s Money,” by Beth Pinsker, aarp.org, Oct. 2, 2025.

Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, and Financial Scams

“‘It Broke Me’: Everyone Says You Need Power of Attorney, but Nobody Tells You How Hard It Is to Use,” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, July 29, 2023.

“Many of Us Come to Estate Planning Too Late. Here’s What Finally Pushed Me to Do It,” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, June 15, 2025.

“My Relative, 80, Was About to Be Scammed Out of $40,000. Here’s How I Stopped It,” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, Aug. 6, 2025.

Other

“What Should Be in Your ‘Death’ File,” by Beth Pinsker, reuters.com, Aug. 1, 2014.

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